Cole switches political parties

‘I’m more in line with the Republicans,’ says councilman

By Jesef Williams

Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 6:00 am (Updated: October 24, 6:13 am)

Cotton Cole said he always felt out of place during Democratic events.
The county councilman contemplated changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican for more than a year and said recent events encouraged him to make the change.
Cole, who’s serving his first term on council, announced his party change Friday morning at the Lancaster County Republican Party’s headquarters on Main Street in Lancaster.

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